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Peterson, Celon A.

Nationality:
American

Biography

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Captain
Unit:
Commanding Officer Company A, 7th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division "The Rock of the Marne", U.S. Army
For action performed on 13 July 1943 toward Agrigento/Province of Agrigento, Sicily region, Italy.

Headquarters, 3rd Infantry Division, General Orders No. 55 (13 August 1943).
Citation unavailable.
Silver Star Medal (SSM)

Sources

  • - White, N.W., From Fedala to Berchtesgaden – A History of the Seventh United States Infantry in World War II, Keystone Print Inc., Brockton, Massachusetts, USA, 1947
    - Taggart, D.G., History of the Third Infantry Division in World War II, The Battery Press, Nashville, USA, 1987

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